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ONCE MORE UNITED.
The Romance of Couple Who wsr
MRrrlnI. niunrcnd nnd I,a..,a..l~I

me Romance of Couple Who We're
Married, Divorced and Remarrled,
GRAFTON w. Va, Feb. 2G.-About eight
years ago j. G. Ward now a resident of
Harrison county. West Virginia, met Miss
Irene Jones, of Kansas, and courtship and
engagement followed. For come reason the
parents of the young lady objected to the
proposed union. and, as a consequence, the
young people we're clandestinely married.
After three months OF married life the par
ents OF the young wife succeeded in sepa-
rating her from her husband. Disguised
with the turn his domestic affairs had taken.
Ward left for the east and located in Har-
rlson county. About a month uco he CON
hded his secret to a friend. In the mean
time the father had secured divorce
for his daughter. though she in
formed him she would never marry
again. Wards coufidante made m
effort to b.Ing noont a corre6pondence
between Ward and his divorced wife, and q
few weeks ago IA letter WAS recsived from
the lady containing q picture, on the back
of which was written: Your wife and
baby" This encouraged Ward. and money
was ut once sent to Mrs. Ward 10 raw her
expenses to this state. G ,afton being named
as the point of their meeting. Ward and
his friend came to Grafton Wednes !sy. and
yesterday Mrs. Ward and the baby" tnow
boy seven years old) arrived on train
from the west and there was joyful meet
Ing. That afternoon the couple. the baby
and the Conldante went to Clarksburr.
where Mr.. and Mrs. Ward were again mar
rled. Their future homo will be Wilson
burg, w. Va.
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Democratic Control of tho United
States Senate an Assured
Fact Now.
Even If Rickarda is Given a Chance
to Appoint Repub-
lican Hero.
AT tho Worst tho Casting Vote OF Vice.
President Stevenson Would Settle
tho Matter.

WAsHINdroN, Fob. 2G.--Tho democrats
arc now discussing the composition of the
next senate with composure born Of the
knowledge that no probable contingency
can shnke their control. The question has
been raised whether tho governor of Wyo-
ming would have the legal right
to appoint senate. after the leg
is!ature had tried and failed to
eeot one. On Thursday last SEM
stor Gorman, of Maryland, sent n dis
patch to Gov. Osborne telling him to ap-
point at once. that the governor of Florida
hnd just done so, and his right TO do 80
was undoubted. Accordingly the COVER
nor appointed A. c. Backwith. of Evans
ton, to the vacancy. It's claimed in some
qunrtcrs that there is no vacancy vet in
Wyoming, and that the governor had no
right to appoint until after tho 4th of
March. However this may be, the demo-
Gratis consider that they occupy an impreg-
nablo position by rsa1on OF the situation in
Montana. IF they do not elect in Montana
the republican governor cannot make an
appointment that will have any advantage
over the democratio appointment by the
governor of Wyoming. Either both must
be admitted or both excluded, and the
democrats will be safe in any ovent. Tho
only contingency that could make trouble
for them would be the election of republi-
can by the Montana Legislature. and that is
not believed at all probable. Even if it
should happen tho casting vote of Vice
President Stevenson would enable the
democrats to retain control of the senate
even if the popniista ehonl6 vo,a enlidlv
against them, which is NOS at all likely.
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JOY TURNED TO SADNESS,
because Hoke Smiths Paper Comes Ou
For Clyil Service Reform,

Becnuso HOke Smiths Paper Comes Out
For Ciyil Service Reform.
ATLANTA, Ca. Feb. 26.-There is sadness
among the would-bo Office holders of
Georgia. The army is no corporal's guard
it is many strong, all colonels-and every
colonel wants something big. day or
two after Hoke Smiths selection as d cabi-
net officer became known there was great
JOY IN tho camp. Every fellow thought he
had an inside cinch OH Hoke's influence,
and all knew that Hoke was to be the big
man at court, 80 far ns Georgia Ia con-
cerned. But large amount OF sorrow is
now mixed with that joy. Hoke's paper
has been speaking and what it has said does
not please the gentlemen who are willing to
sacrifice themselves.
The journal has been laying stress on the
civil service law. Smith has always been a
strong advocate of civil service reform
but tho boys thought when he GOT in
democracy come to the front. They have
looked with longing eyes on the many fat
snaps in the interior department., especially
since the selection of Judge Gresham is
supposed to chop off the democratic CON :
sular nsprants. but it seems they are
doomed to disappointment. The journal
has taken strong stand Oh this question
of civil service, and that means that Hoke,
who was as warm an advocate of the spoIls-
to-the-ylctor theory as anybody during the
campaign. has changed front, and the
Georgia colonel who wants an office now
must pass an examination. This is some
thing, 1t is needless to add, to which the
average colonel greatly objects, and while
thsre is much praise for Hoke on tho sur
face, thero is great indignation among the
rank aud file OF the party which finds ex-
preston on the quiet against him.
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HE THINKS 1T DEFEATED.
The Hawaiian Envoy Talks on the Treaty
of Annexation.

Tho Hawaiian Envoy Talks on the Treaty
of Annexation.
WASHINGTON. Fob. 26.-Paul Neuman en-
voy of Queen Liliuokalani to Washington,
to-day expressed confidence in the convlc-
tion that the treaty OF annexation made
with the commissioners Of the provisional
government Of Hawai- was practically d.
feated. Ke said the senate would be asked
next week to appoint n commission to visit
the i,lands and investigate the condition
OF affairs there. IT this is done, he said.
tho senate and the country would learn the
conditions under which the people of Ha-
waii wer9 laboring He asserted that the
queen was not deposed. but simply retired
to her private residence in order to avoid
a conflict with the United States
troops. He asserted that Minister
Stevens was compelled to raise the
United States flag over the government
buildings in Honolulu to protect the
government from its own pnrtlsans.
Having established a p,otsctorate. how
ever. Nenman said Minister Stevens should
have been amply supported by this govern
Personally he hoped the prosectorats would
be maintained until IA sure course OF the
islands WAS settled. Neuman criticized the
action of Davies in starting to the United
States with Princess haiulani and also the
rsportsd proposition to Minister Lincoln to
accept the United States protectorate over
the islands with the princess on the throne
with regency for three yeats.
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THE TIME FOR ACTION ,
Senator Morgan on the Bering Mat
ter. the Nicaragua Canal,
and Hawaii.
Tho Three Immense Propositions
Which Are All Now Grouped
Together.
An Address on the I've OF Departure From
This Country on an Important
Mission.

New YoRn. Feb. 2G-ln honor Of Senator
torday. a committee of well-known mer-
chants and others gathered on the deck OF
American liner to wish the senator god
speed. Replying to an address made by
the chairman OF the committee, Mr., Nor
gan smoke in part as follows: 1T is siugu-
lar that at this time there ia grouped to-
Gether three immense propositions relating
to that great body of water, the Pacific
tho Boring sea arbitration, which also may
be said to involve the whole North Pacific,
the Nicaragua canal and tho Hawaiian
proposition. The three together must con
vince nll thinking men that there never
was moment in the history OF this gov
ernmsnt. saving the period Of the civil war.
when SO much wisdom. courage. manhood
and lntropidity, foresight ond determined
American pluck. was necessary az just ow.
We have como to pivotal point in Ameri-
can destiny, a moment when wo must
90 back or forward. We cannot take a
middle ground. In thinking of tho Pacific
ocean and our duty in connection with it l
don't want to sec repeated what was perpe-
trated upon us at the time we acquired our
independence. Though France was al our
back we did not have the foresight to ac-
quire all that belonged to US. We did not
take Newfoundland. the Bahamas, Ber.
muda, the Windward islands, Jamaica, and
oil the territory known az Yucatan. Why
should the People Of 35000.0 GOO hold against
the people of 65.0Oo.0O0 all these islands:
1 am not oriticizing them. l admire them.
wish Americans to bs as much like them
as possible, only more SO. Great Britain
hrs ready planted herself in Australia and
New Zealand, and is now approaching the
Sandwich islnnds, that Gibralter OF the
Pacific. Only recently she raised her
flag on one of those islands. At the pres
ent time the Hawaiian government and our
own are protesting against that occupation.
Let me ask you. when they get there and
complete the chain. including Vancouver,
Victoria, Hawaii, Hong Kong. New Zealand
and Australia, will We not then see repeated
IN the Pacific that miserable. despicnb!e g
polioy which was perDetrated in the Attain
tic when there was nothing left but for us
to put the eastern islands into bill of sale
treaty. With these three great questions
confronting US. the Nicaragua canal, the
Bering sea arbitration and Hawaii. tho last
roady to drop into our laps like u ripe pear,
We have noed of that spirit Of manhood,
energy and endurance which supetbly de-
veloped when We were fighting one an
other. With a million men in the field.
then we shall see the outcome of the power
and spirit OF great people on great occa-
sion, Let us N owe to the font
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DREAD SPOTTED FEVER,


PADucAu, Ky, Feb. 2G. -- For several
weeks past plaguo called apot.ed fover
has been prevailing to nn alarming extent
in Marshall county, and there have been
nifty deaths in consequence. Tho symp-
toms of tho disease arc not unlike those of
Ia grippe, and this has probably canaed the
use of the term "spotted la grippe" by
which it has been locally known. Ihose
attacked first complain OF intense pain in
| tho head, which ID usually accompanied by
a violent chill. sometimes thia pain ba-
gins i'll the back, and in one instance il
began in the heel, gradually Qoiun upward
to the spine. The pain ia 80 acute that those
VINO nro stricken, and Distracted children,
| literally 90 wild and have to be held In bed.
Inc USUAL oDlates are powerless to quiet
the phtients. The chill is followed by
| fever. and tho bodies of tho sutferers are
covered with blue and backish epots. those
who survive for forty.eiaht hours generally
get we'll but in most instancea the result OF
an attack is fatal. Children frequently die
III few hours utter being taken and older
people do not stand it much better.
There WAS ono death at Benton Saturday,
daughter OF Ben Washburn, whose entire
family 1s prostratei with the disease. There
were seven or eight new cases developed
slHce yesterday, and several are
expected TO do momentar1ly. In the
family Of Wesley Ray four children wore
n'eNAo" Dy the piaGue SaIui uhy, ana al OF
them are i'll very precarious condition md
likely to die. In some few instances those
who hnvo been siok are getting better. In
the Olive vicinity there were two deaths
SATURDAY.. md the dlsease ia spreading out
IN the Western part of the country, whore
there have been many Deaths
The people in those localities where the
plague Is worst are i'll state of terror, 1t
ls next to impossible to get people to wait
on the sick. 80 great is the dread In the
popular mind. At Benton all the floating
population has fled. and only those remain
whose interests compel them to stay. The
approach OF warm weather is dreaded, as it
10 feared that the disease will rage with
great violence. Most assuredly it is on the
increase and unless some means OF check
ing 1t nre discovered tho results bid fair to
be appalling in the extreme
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CLOSING WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
A Rush of Legislation Expected to Pre-
vent an Extra Session.

Rush of Legislation Expected to Pre-
vent an Extra Session.
WASHINGTON. Fob. 26-The closing week
of the Fifty second congress will be
characterized by ruah Of legislation sell
dom equnlled. AS there is not time enough
for many private measures. nenr com
pleted, to pnss they mast antaRoaiZe each
other, and opposed to them all in both
houses will stand the appropriations COM
mittees, urging immediate action on the
great measures in their charge. III the
senate the naval bill will! probably come up
Monday. 1 he agricultural and postoffice
day. and the deficiency bill about the
middle OF the week. They will be taken mp
for action as fast rs reported. Meantime
the consideration OF these bills and other
pending measures will be suspended for II
time to allow dlsl osition of conference re-
ports. 1t seems to be the set pur-
pose to prevent any further executive
session of the senate if possible.
This will serve three-fold purpose.
defeat action on the nomination of Judge
Hanchett, prevent reconsideration of tho
vote by which the nomination of Congress
man Findlay, of Maryland, as Chiliau ar
bitrator. was rejected. and shelve the Ha-
WaIlEn treaty OF annexation for the session.
In the house advantage will be taken of the
ruie permitting action during the last six
DAYS of the session under Suspension of tho
rules. to rush forward business of all urgent
nature. A number OF measures of COM
paratlvely little interest may be thus passed.
but the indications are it will be necessary
to give most of the time to the approprin-
ton bills. Unless an amicnble under
stondinG can be privately reached with ref
erencb to tho course to be taken with the
herman bond amendment to tho sundry
civil bill. it Id psobablD it will be moved
undor euarenalon of the rules, and formal
non concurrence recommended. 1t is not
anticipated that any seious trouble will
occur in conference sufficient to endanger
the passage of tia app opriation bills and
COmpel an extra SeSslon of cOnuraHa,
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No International Complications.

WASHINGTON. Feb. &C. There IL no dan
ger Of any international complication be-
tween this country and France, arising ont
of the complaint of Abbe do Lacroix de
Castries, referred to i'll dispatch from
Seattle. Wnsh. The matter was laid before
the state department. by Patenotre. the
French minister. 1t was presented YER
bally, And he was told that an investiya-
tion into tho action of tho customs officers
complained OF would bo made. This in
vestigntion ls now in progress and the e.
suit will 10 communicated to Patenotre.
The Fiench minister snys, while it IL
doubtless true the abbe WAS badly treated,
he thought the Seattle telegram exagser-
ated matters. No demand will be made on
tho United States governments until shc re
suit OF the investigation ia made known.
1t may he mono Will be necessary. Pnteuo-
tre was informed by the French consul nt
San Francisco. whste Able da Croix do
Castres formerly resided, that the nbbe
thefo bore an excellent reputation, being u
man of largo benevo!ence.
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AGAINST THE SCALpER BILL.
Resolutions Adopted by tho Working
mems Union of Butte.


mems Union of butte.
Special TO Tho independent.
EG1TE. Feb. M.-At n largely attended
meeting OF tho Butts Workinpmen'a union
thia evening the anti-soaIpers bill came up
Tor dlbcuaglon. and the following resolu-
lions were unanimously adopted:
Whcrens, Tho railroads of tho state have,
through fow of their employees, endeav-
orod TO foist upon the people or the grent
stase of Montana. through the present leg
ialatnrc. n law more damnable III its effect
than tho attemp pied mineral land steal: and
Wherena, Tho effect OF tho iniquitoua
law would be felt principally by tho labor
ing classeg, therefore be it
Resolved, That we do hereby condemn
Henate bill No. 40. commonly known us the
nnti-sch!per bill, as one of tho most high
handed proceedings OF CORPORATION
through which they hope to build them
selves higher in mighty proportions at the
expense of the whole people of this state
and be it further
Resolved. That tho Butte Working
mons union does unanimously Gel
upon our Representatives. and all rep-
resentntives and senators Regardless
of politics, gooieties or associations
to aid in defeating this, the most
outrageous bill ever presented before any
state legislature; and be it further
Kesolved. That we do highly commend d
the action Of the members of tho house OF
representatives, for the fenrless and manly
stand which they havo .aken in behalf OF
the people and against corporation greed,
and VIC further authorize President Pat
Meany and Secretary Jgmes Brown. of this
organization, to represent this body at
Helena.
Nr. Brown returns to Helena in the
morning to continue the crusade apaingt
the bill,
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WICHITA, Kan, Feb. 26.-rhe employees
OF the Santa Fe railroad formed federa-
tion here day. About twenty delegates
wero present gt the conference and they
represented all the labor organizations
whose members are employees OF tho road.
Tho men have no grievance nor liz any
striko contemplated. The object of the
amalgamaiion will be on tho contrary to
to prevent strikes, only going to such ex-
tGemc measures an II last resort. However,
tho men desire to be prepa cd for all pos
sibls contingencies md think the federa-
ton would DO more apt 80 gain its ends
than any one of tho organizations that
coMpose It.
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TODAY the great six day
sale of high bred trotting horses
opens at Chicago.
This is the world renowned
Tattersalls Limited breeders sale
when animals bringing sums in
five figures will be offered for
the competition Of eager buyers.
Only high class stock will be
offered, inasmuch as the entries
have been restricted to animals
Of Standard bred and developed
speed.
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A llIll fO CoVNr tho Matter-

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26,The message of
President Harrison on Canadian relations
sent to congress on the 3d inst. in RESPONSE
to HITS resolution of July last had it's ro-
sponse in II bill introduced in tho hoaso
ysaterday by Representative Hit. he
measure is svoluminous. revising and amend
ing the laws estRbliahiuV intercourse and
relations with the provinces OF British
North America and the republic of Mexico.
and carries out the suggestions pro-
posed by tho president to remedy the pres
cnt irregularities.
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Spontaneous Combustion, 100000 Loss

Spontaneous Combustion, 100000 Loss.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 26.-F'ire caused by spon-
taneous combustion on the second floor of
tbs building occupied by the Minnesota
Shoe company broke out at 1920 this
morning, and before tho flames could be
brought under control the building was
Rutted and the two adjoining establish
meIts badly damaged. The shoe company
lose $40 900. INSURANCE $l5S, 600. kuh,es
Il Stock. cigar manufacturers, $2S,02O, COW
cred by lnsusanco. William Rodgers d
Co. lose about $1,000, fully insured. The
loss IN other departments will bying the
total up to abous $500 900. which ID in-
sured. Two tiremon were injured, one of
them fatally, by falling FROM the fire Escape.
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IT MIGHT RE REPEALED,
Nothing to Justify the Imposition of the
YAK Tin,

4'"e"''ks W cupAitS siS hisi pusilluH Ot tne
YAK on Sin.
WAsu1NoToN, Feb. 2G.--Spccinl Agent
Aver has submitted another report to the
treasury department Oh the Development Of
the Ameiican tin plato industry. The re-
port shows the total production OF tin and
terne plates for the SIX months ended Dac
81, 1892. WINS 30, ,709,2lG poundS, against
2,236. A3 pounds produced during the cor
responding period of tho previous year.
The report states that tho Tcmescal tin
mine in south California and tho Harvey
peal. mime in South Dakota have Suspended
operations, and suggests inasmuch as it
now saems probable the tin mines OF this
country vii! not ho developed in tie rear
future 10 an extent that will ailor nm ade-
quato product OF the metal, it ls worthy OF
consideration whether, in the interest OF
the tin plate manufacturers. the law which
imposes a duty of four ccn.s yer pound on
and after July l, 1893, on caesite ite and
bar block and uis tin, might be advantage
oEsly roDealeI.
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Universal Manhood Suffrage.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 2G.-The referendum in
stituted by the liberal societies to learn the
sentiment of the people on tho suffrage
question, was taken to-day throughout the
Kingdom. In Brussels some 25.0O0 votes
were cast. The largo ma joEty favored NJ
JaHSen's proposal of universal manhood
suffrage. In the smaller cities and in towns
the majority for the Jansen proposal was
still greater. There il no doubt the opinion
expressed by tho people to-day Will have a
strong influence upon the chamber,
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Tho Blanc Company Stranded.

San Francisco. Feb. 25.-The dramatic
company of baroness Blanc. which has
been playing here week At the Bnsh strest
theater, broke ur TO- night. the msmbcrs of
the company refused to 30 on with their
cngagsment unless paid their delinquent
Salsries. Baroness Blanc was unable to nc
ceds aud tho company disbanded.
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The Pope's Cold Much Better.

ROME, Feb. 2G.The pope is much better
of his cold and this morning said mass in
his private chapel. Somewhat later he re-
ceiyed Count kevertra Salandra, the
Austrian ambassador. who presented Thin n
letter OF congratuiation from Emperor
Franz Joseph, and several gifts This
afternoon the pops received the Scottish
pilgrims. Cardlna! Vaughan held a large
reception at the English college this even
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Klllal Ilor Moihcr tn Mnrrx hi,

hIIEoU ItHF NUVHFr 10 hshfry Iicr LOVer.
CoLLNowoop. Ont, Feb. 26. - Jennie
"onch, n lG-yeur-old girl, murdered her
mother and her cousin. u boy five years
old. Thursday night. in Il shanty in which
they livei near CraiHlsith. The girl fused
al Ak. and tho bodies of her victims werc
osribly mutlatsd. Jsnnis'a brother
brought the news OF the murder to this
place to-day. and says his sIstsr wanted
her mother out of tRe way SO she could
mary her lover. Tho girl has not yet Doe u
arrested.
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Another Purilist Fatally Hurt.

CHICAGO. Feb. oG.-A prize fight between
John Macarthur and Louis Nora. both OF
this morning, Both men were fearfully
punished, Vera being knocked out iu
the twenty second round. He was so bad
ly injured HIS recovery ID doubtful. Nc
Arthur and nine others were arrested.
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Tho Oyater May Lead to BloOdshod.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 26.-.Bood may be shed
in Virginia waters this week. The Mary
land oys,srmen insist on despoiling the
oyster beds on the Virginia boundary, and
the Virginia oyster police now threaten to
shoot. Two Maryland vessels have already
been captured and the Virginia police fleet
has been ordered to tho scone.
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THE MONEY Is ALL UP.

And Mitchell and Cnrhett Can Now Pre-
pare for Hostiiities.
BOSTON, Feb. 2G.-Charles Mitchell and
his hacker, Abingdon. arrived in this city
this morning. They met David II. Blapch-
ard and q private consultation WAS held, at
tho close of which Abingdon said the monev
was all up for the Mitchell-Corbett fight
bu. would give no particulars regarding it..
Mitchell will leave here Monday night.
After the all-Fitzimmous fight he Will 30
to England TO do somo preliminary work
and roturn to tha country about eight
weeks before the date of the fight.