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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-02
SET ON FIRE BY BAD GIRLS.
The Indiana Woman's Prison Destroyed,
All the Inmates Bei..g Saved.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 1.-The state wo-
mans prisofi and reform school for girls
was burned here tonight. The building
was entirely destroyed. The fire was dis
covered few minutes after supper in the
laundry of the r,ioem department The
night watchman, engineer and day watch
man, with the fire apparatus at hand. sue
ceeded, as they supp0Lsd, in quenchinc
the fire when the hose broke. Before it
could be mended the flames burst out
again and rapidly spread. The institution
was situated IN the center of five-acre
field on the eastern edge of the city. 1t
was a model PRISON, and one of the most
noted IN the county.
When the fire was discovered Miss Kelly,
the superintendent, ordered the 157 in
mates of the reform department into the
yard, where they were guarded by half a
dozen attendants From those confined in
the prison department the most trouble
was anticipated by the officers. Miss Kelly
went into the hallway and told the prison
ersthe building ives on fire. 81 am going
TO unlock these cells, but / want you to
promise me you will stand by me and not
one try to escape" The women promised
and the doors were opened, the fifty-three
prisoners hastily following Miss Kelly
through the Railways and to the grounds,
where they were placed in charge of
attendants. So far as known none made
any attempt to escape, though some
reform girls were discovered during
the evening roaming about the streets
and were sent to the police station. The
fire was OF Incendiary origin. three girls,
lmogene Thompson, Mary Stevens and
Lydia kinzeley, it Is stated by the other
inmates, having formed a conspiracy to.
free themselves in this way if possible.
The prisoners will be confined in various
other state institutions. The loss will ex-
ceed $500, 900, with insurance of but SOL O0).
LA Crosse, Wis, March The Mime
sofa house, patronized by farmers, was
burned this morning, and the proprietor,
Peter Heidin, perished in the flames. The
financial loss is small.
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ANTI-SILyER MEN CONFIDENT.
They Feel Sure They Can Defeat the
Eeport of the Rules Committee.

WAsHISGToN CITY, March New Eng
land and New York anti-silver Democrats
and some of the more pronounced oppo-
nents of free silver from other states were
in frequent conversation today, canvass
ing the situation and endeayoring to con-
cert measures by which additional
strength might be secured for their side in
the coming fight in the House on the sill
yer question. As result it is asserted by
several anti-siIver Democrats that they
have sufficient Democratic votes TO defeat
the report of the rules committee giving
time for consideration of the Bland bill,
provided the Republicans stand by them.
Inquiry made of q number OF Republican
members shows that thus fer there has
been no conference among them nor any
agreement for concerted action on the
question of consideration of the silver bill.
Pierce, Bland and other silver men ex-
press undiminished confidence in their
ability TO defeat a vote on any proposition
looking TO shelving or defeat OF the free
silver bill.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 1.-Senator
Aldrich says the free silver bill will pass
both House and Senate at the present ses-
sion and will be vetoed by the president.
In his belief a combination of Democrats,
Alliance men and free silver Republicans
in the Senate will give the bill small
majority IN that branch.
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The Indian Appropriation Bill
Passed by the House.
GUN FACTORY IN NORTHWEST
Minority Report Against Free Cotton
Ties and Bagging Bill.
Anti-silver Men Confer and Arc Hope
full of Defeating the Bland BiIl-The
Idaho Contest Still Pendlng-super-

WASHINGTON CRY, March 1.-FSpecial. i
Representative Wilson has secured in the
Indian appropriation bill, which passed
the House today, a $780, 900 item for the
upper and middle part of the Spokane In
dians and the ratification and the con-
tirmation of an agreement which was
entered into with these Indians Repre-
sentative Wilson had quite fight with
Objector Holman over the subject of the
appropriations in the Indian bill, but
seems TO have secured great deal the best
of it and to have been able to come out
first in all debates with the Indiana states
man.
He took occasion to'speak at length upon
the subject of the Puyallup Indian reser-
vation, and stated that he thought it
would be much better if the government
would consent to settle up the affair of
the Puyallup Indians and pay them the
money that they could get for their lands
and allow the city of Tacoma to grow
where it naturally would. He believes
that he will be able to get through the
present House bill which will in effect
carry out the suggestions that he made
while the present bill was under considera-
ton.
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William Woods Holden Dead.

RALEIGH. \. c., March 1.-Ex-Governor
William Woods Holden is dead
William Woods Holden was born in Orange
county, n. c., November "a, ISIS. He received
common school education, learned the printers
trade and studied law. In 1913 he bought the
Raleigh Standard, and was its editor twenty-five
years. He served in the state legislature was a
member of the state convention in lS6I, and
signed the ordinance of secession. lie was ap-
pointed by President johnson provisional gov
ernor of North Carolina in 1875, declined the
mission TO Salvador the next year. AID in 1865
was elected governor. as q Republican, by popu-
lar vote. Reports OF Ku-klux outrages in the lat
ter part of 1869 and early 1870 caused the gov
ernor, by virtue of authority that had been
conferred on him by the legislature, to issue
proclamatons declaring the counties of Ala
mance and Caswell to be in state of insurrec-
tion, and several arrests were made with
the aid OF the militia. This acton caused much
excitement, and the Democrats asserted that the
accounts of outrages were exaggerated, that the
local authorities were fully able to preserve
order, and that the governors course was in
tended TO influence the coming election. Gov
ernor Holden applied 10 President Grant for
troops, and at frs: refused TO deliver the prison
ers to the civil authorities on writ OF habsas
corpus, but afterward did so by advice OF the
United States attorney general The accused
persons were held for trial in their respective
counties, and the governor proclaimed the
restoration of civil authority. The opposition
10 Governor Holden on account OF his course in
this matter eliminated In the presentation by
the state House OF Representatives to the Senate
of eight articles OF impeachment against him
"f0T high crimes and misdemeanois" The
Senate declared him guilty Of six of the eight
indictments, and ordered that he "be removed
from the ofice OF governor, and disqualified to
hold any office of trust, honor or profit under
the state OF North Carolina" He removed to
Washington City and edited the National Repub-
Lcrn, but aiterws-d returned TO Raleigh and was
postmasterJ
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Canadian NJ. P. Calls Another
SOlOn a Stinker.
BUT HE'LL PAY DEAR FOR 1T.
A Port Townsend Admirer of MAY
Hunter Suspected of the Murder.
Four Cinnamon Drowned While Cross
ing the straits-FataI Accident at
Portland - Puyallup Lumber Com
pany Assigns.

VICTORIA. March 1.-TSpecial. l-Kellie,
member of the provincial legislature for
West kootenay, rising to question of
privilege today, asserted that on Wednes-
day last, during session of the house. he
was called out into the lobby by Frank
Barnard, member of the Dominion house
of commons for Cariboo. When he
reached the lobby Barnard attacked him
viciously, calling him a traitor, a liar, a
st.nker and villaiE, and had shouted to
him to go to hell.'' Keliie said that had
such language been used to him anywhere
else than within the PRECINCTS of the house
or while the house was not in session he
would have settled it there and
then, and either he or Barnard
would have bit the dust, but, having due
regard for the dignity of the house, he had
refrained from so doing. Since Wednes-
day he had communicated with Barnard
through his solicitor, giving him q chance
to apologize, but as no apology was offered
he was compelled, much against his will,
TO bring the matter up in the house.
A long debate followed, during the
course of which it was developed that the
punishment for such an offense was the
same as for a high crime or m.sdemeanor.
Hon. John Robson, premier, closed the
debate by moving the appointment of se-
lect committee consisting of himself. Hon.
Robert Beaven, leader of the opposition,
and Colonel Baker, member for East
kootenay, to inquire into the circum-
stances and report to the house. Hon.
Mr.. Robson said that as long as ne held
the position of premier the feelings of
members would be protected at all hazards,
and even if the offender were his own
brother instead of very valued friend. rs
IN the present case, the supremacy of the
law would be vindicated. The select COM
mittee was appointed and will meet to-
night. If Mr.. Barnard does not appear at
the bar of the house and make public
apology tomorrow a criminal prosecution
will undoubtedly result
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GREAT STORM AT NEW YORK.
Highest Tide Ever Known-1mmense
Damage to the Sen Coast Resorts.

New YORK, March 1.-The present aer-
ial disturbance is due to the meeting of
two storms. one of which came up the
coast from Carolina, the other having its
birth in Central Ohio and going East.
Each increased in violence until they met
about midnight last night. Vessels COM
ing into p?rt through He'll Gate report
terrific weather on the sound, all being
delayed and all the passengers aboard
vary sea sick. Atlantic Highlands, n. j.,
reports the highest tides ever known.
Considerable wreckage has been
cast ashore. A large vessel is
reported wrecked of Sandy Hook.
Several hundred feet of the
new railway were washed away near Mil
ton Park and a large pile-driver sunk in
deep water. This morning, on Staten
Island, the tide was the highest ever
known, and had it risen another inch all
the apparatus on Ellis island would have
been rendered useless. The furnace rooms
of the big immigration buildings were
flooded this morning and it was only by
the greatest efforts that the fires were kept
going. The upper bay was filled with
wreckage today. One of the Staten Island
ferries passed the wreck of a canal-boat
drifting near Oyster island fiat. A
large number of smaller crafts are
reported seriously damaged, and there
was much difficulty experienced by
ferry passengers il boarding and departing
from the beats. Many piers were sub
merged by the high tide. In the city
many telephone and telegraph wires were
blown down and poles broken and wrecked,
and there was much delay in transmitting
messages.
The storm is still raging furiously to-
night, the surf at Long Branch having
torn away twenty feet of the bluff in front
OF the old Leland hotel, and great damage
is threatened by the high tide tonight.
From Elberon to Seabright strong surf
is tearing out the beach badly,
and partially completed bulkheads
are all demolished. Several cot
tages near the coast are in danger. The
storm is tearing out all the wires along
the coast, and has carried away the pipes
Of the Long Branch water-works, cutting
off the water supply of the cottages at
Monmouth Beach and Seabright At At
lantic City building in course of erection,
intended to be one of the finest business
structures in the city, was blown down
and several smaller buildings demolished.
The storm is also raging through Pennsyl-
vania.
READING, Pa, March IA violent wind
storm, accompanied by rain, snow and
hail, passed over this city this morning,
lasting two hours. Damage was done all
over the city and surrounding country.
An unknown man perished in the storm
near the CITY
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school. In speaking OF the attacks made in
the House against the appropria-
ton for Indian schools, had said:
They were made through the Catholic
church paying congressman to attack
national schools because they are detri-
mental to their parochial schools, which
are given three times the amount by the
government that other denominations re-
ceive." Congressman Mansur of Missouri,
otockdale of Mississippi and Pendleton of
west Virginia, who were understood by
implication to be the congressman referred
TO, made lively attack on Captain Pratt,
and demanded as a penalty for his utter
ances that the 81 600 of the appropriation
he annually received as superintendent of
the Carlisle Indian school be stricken
from the bill, He had many valiant de-
lenders in the House, however, and it was
more his reiterated declaration by tele-
graph today than the original newspaper
statement that finally led the House to
adopt the amendment cutting off his
salary as superintendent. Several of his
congressional friends who doubted
whether the superintendent had made the
statement attributed to him, telegraphed
today and received the following reply:
Ny remarks were that the Catholics got more
than double as much of the Indian school ap-
proprlations as all otner denominations com
oined; that they maintain powerful lobby in
Washington City and manipulate politics to
accomplish their purposes. These were general
statements, having no bearing whatever on
individual members of congress, much less on
Mansur. in whose general views I concur
This was quite satisfactory to Mansur,
but not very consoling to anybody else,
and its reading had the effect of causing
the House to promptly adopt the proposed
amendment. The committee of the whole
then rose and reported the bill to the
House.
The previous question having been
ordered, Pickler of South Dakota de-
manded separate vote on Bowers
amendment providing that vacancies
thereafter occurring in Indian agencies
shall be filled by army officers. The
amendment was adopted-li2 to Al, and
the bill passed.
McMillin of Tennessee, from the COM
mittee on ways and means, reported the
free wool bill, which was referred to the
committee of the whole. together with the
views of the minority, presented by Bur-
rows of Michigan. McMillin stated that
owing to the illness OF Springer he would
not call the bill up until Tuesday next.
Bryan of Nebraska and Turner of
Georgia, respectively, from the same CON-
mittee, reported bills for the free entry of
binding twine and cotton bagging and ties,
which were referred to the committee of
the whole, and leave granted to Payne of
New York and Dalzell of Pennsylvania to
present the views of the minority.
Adjourned,
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Killed His Wife In a RarIno.

Los AsGELEs, March IA man who
gave his name as Henry Avok today shot
and killed Norma Leighton, an inmate of
house of ill-fame, and then killed him
self. The woman was heard singing in
her room when she suddenly shrleked for
help and three pistol shots were heard A
crowd on the street saw the woman climb
out of a window with blood streaming
from her, and fall twenty feet TO the street.
The woman came to the house three weeks
ago, and Avok is supposed to be her hus-
band. He left letter asking that his
parents in Turkey be notified, and giving
his brothers address as A. A. Vrakian.
Constantinople.
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King Dismisses Ministry Owing
to Financial Trouble.
BREAD SCRAMBLE IN VIENNA.
The Reichstag Refuses to Authorize
Construction of warships.
Caprivi Fainiy Argues That the Work
Will Relieve the Distress The
Peasants of Russia TUNED Into
Wolves by the Famine.

ATHENS, March 1.-The king TODAY r.-
quested the resignation of the Delvannis
ministry and summoned NJ. Tricoup;s to
form n ministry. The latter declined. but
Constantopoulo consented. In spite of
the selection of Constantopoulo the sun
porters of Delyannis this afternoon re-
sumed their session in the chamber. where
Delyannis said he had been summoned by
the king to resign, but had declined to do
so, whereupon the king dismissed the
cabinet. Delyannis asked vote of con6-
dence, which was carried unanimously.
After adjournment of the chamber Dely-
annis addressed great crowd at his
residence, saying the people had twice
honored him with their confidence and he
would never abandon his post A counter
demonstration was held in front of the
residence of Tricoupis.
The situation is critical. The royal
palace is guarded by troops. The kings
motive in dismissing the ministry was
fear of aggravation of the financial crisis.
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FIGHTING FOR BREAp IN EUROPE.
Horrors of the Famine in Austria, GER
many and Rusxia.

VIENNA, March 1.-The distribution of
free bread to the poor at the Office Of the
socialist paper, the Toikspresse, was at
tended with great disorder today. Eight
thousand loaves had been provided. but
l2o00 men and women assembled MANY
who received nothing assailed others and
fought with maniacal fury for food. The
posseSsors fercely defended their rights.
and in the crush ten women we're injured.
A strong force of police finally checked the
rioting.
BERLIN. March LIN the reichstag ves-
terday Chancellor Won Caprivi demanded
that there be reinserted in the navy esti-
mates the clause providing for the con-
struction of the cruisers and corvettes that
had been eliminated by the committee
which considered the measure. The Vui-
can Shipbuilding Company, of Stettin,
the chancellor said. had been promised the
order to build the corvettes provided for in
the eliminated section. If the company
did not receive the contract it would be
compelled to discharge large number OF
workmel. Already there were SO desti-
tute workingmen in that city. The appeal
Of Caprivi availed nothing, for when the
question was voted on the government
was defeated. The Prussian government
is arranging to commence work in the
shipbuiiding yards earlier than usual, SIM
ply to give employment to workingmen at
present unemployed.
LONDON, March IAN English special
correspondent, who is travelling in the
famine districts of Russia, writes from
Saratov that crimes of violence in the val
ley of the Nolga are of frequent occur
renee. Clergymen's houses have been
robbed and the bodies of murdered men
found on the highroads The correspond
ent was warned of the dangers of travelling
about the country, and he seldom drove at
night. Caravans of merchandise are es-
corted by armed forces.
The correspondent adds that villages in
the government of Samara, which were
prosperous in lSS6. are now plunged into
the deepest misery and that the opuiation
has been decimated. In one village 2 7G5 of
its 1856 inhabitants have migrated. OF
those remaining l,250 are dependent
upon charity. In three months the peo-
pie of this village lost 4,03S head of live
stock. They are indebted to the state also
in the sum of 1883 roubles. A similar
condition prevails in other villages. Forty
thousand acres of land lie idle in the prov
ince of Samara, owing to lack Of seed with
which TO plant this area. A large number
of German colonists live in holes in the
earth for warmth. They eat bread made
of wild hemp, and also the car
casses of horses. This diet causes
severe and often fatal nausea. The famine
is changing the peasants into wild beasts.
In one case man attempted to hang his
daughter because she was not successful
in begging.
BuDA PEsrH, March The inhabitants
of Arva, Hungary, are suffering from
typhus and other deadly diseases, in adj
dition to the famine prevailing there. The
people are reduced to such straits for food
that they are compelled to eat the bark of
trees and pine cones.
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THE COTTON TIES TARIFF.
Report of the Republican Minorit
Against Changes in the Free List.


WASHINGTON CRY, March 1.-The report
of the Republican minority of the ways
and means committee against the bill
placing cotton bagging, cotton ties and
machinery for manufacturing the same
upon the free list, was prepared by Dalzell.
OF cotton bagging the report says:
This manufacture was created by protective
tariff policy and is dependent upon the same
policy for its preservation, because of the differ
ence between the rates of wages paid here and
abroad, aud for other reasons. There are now
invested in this industry in this country over
sS,OO0,000. There are sixteen mills in the United
States conducting business independently of
each other and in full competition. There is no
combination to fix prices or for any other pur-
poses between them. To drive our manufact-
urers from the field is to give domination OF our
markets to foreign manufacturers, who will die
tate prices at Will.
In regard to cotton ties the report says:
The measure recommended by the majority
proposes to admit cotton ties free, but to pre-
serve the duty on barrel hoops of iron or steel.
No reason is given for such distinction, and it
is as difficult to imagine any as to imagine why
the other should be put on the free list Why a
crude article OF iron OF steel should be subject
to duty and the more finished product, OF which
the crude article is the raw material, should
come in free, is one OF those things difficult to
be understood. Not even the necessity of
making laws for campaigning purposes of the
Democratic party, irrespective of the needs OF
the country, can justify such action. Nor will
the proposed measure result in the admission
free of cotton ties only. Under the language Of
the proposed law hoop or band iron or steel of
any and all sizes up to the dimensions of wagon
tires, and even to the kind of iron or steel that
might be made into blooms will come in with
out payment of duty.
The minority also combats the PROPOSE
ton to place machinery for manufacturing
cotton ties and cotton bagging on the free
lisf
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Tho Pope Laments religion. pecadenes.

ROME, March 1.-The pope gave SOL
emn audience today in the throne room of
the Vatican to al the members OF the coll
lege of cardinals present in Rome. In his
speech the pope referred TO the two guild
ing principles of Pope Innocent llI.-the
redemption of the holy places and the in
dependence of the church. To attain these
two things his holiness declared that he
would die. The changes in public opinion
rendered the pope's achieving these
more difficult than at the period OF limo
cent Ill. The dominant influence then
was faith. No faith prevailed today. and
this einboldened the enemies OF the
church and papacy to try TO exhnguish
even the name Of Christian. Such con-
ditions afforded good ground for desire
to return. not to the sensuous civilization
and defective institutions Of the Middle
Ages, but to the robust faith rooted in
the conscience of the people.
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IN THE HOUSE.
Indian Appropriation Passed and Two
Tariff Bills Reported.

WASHINGTON CRY, March The Catho-
lie church and the charge that it main
tains a lobby at Washington City TO ma
nipulate appropriations in behalf of Indian
sectarian schools was the subject Sot an
hours acrimonious discussion in the
House today. The Indian appropriation
bill was the measure under consideration,
and the immediate cause OF the religious
discussion was the section making an ap-
preparation for the Carlisle Indian school.
1t was stated in the House that Captain
Pratt, L. 5. A, superintendent of that