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QUEENSLAND.
A Good Portion Of That Country
Covered With Water.
Many People Drowned IN Different To-
calities So Far Heard From.
Villages Almost Compulsory Deserted ~
the Inhabltnnts-Tho Flood Came -
Suddenly That Much Merchandise
Was Lost-- water steadily Iiislnf.

SYDNEY, Feb 8. The number Of pco:
plo drowned by the Hoods III Queens
land is very large At lpswich. twenty.
fiyu miles from brisbane. twenty-five
are known 70 have persisted. and 4 4
feared that the loss OF life Is much
greater as the swollen river Il covered
with wreclsagc from which horrible
stencil rises. doubtless caused BY the
dead bodies Of human beings and AMI.
mails cntangled In the mass
RRIsnANK, Feb I. The water isstend.
ily rising lii this city The lower dis
tries are completely submerged IL
tile lower portions 81 the main street 4
Is twenty fect deep Tho shops and
their contents nre almost total loss.
MS the food came on - rapidly
that only small part % the
stock could be removed. Men are
al work III boats trying % save tho
contents Of thethird and fourth sturice
cforo tho water riscA 20 them The
brisbane river bridge. connccticg North
nd South brisbane was swept AWAY
sunday night All tho inhabitants arc
crowding 70 the highlands paD Of the
city. In consequence Of the interrupt
ton Of railway and teleRrnphic conimu.
nication only scanty information about
the disasters Ii other parts of Queens
lard Is obtained.
Az Marlborough. Ii March county
thirty persona have been drowned
Most of the town Is under water. Tho
Mari river bridge, the largest one 10
the colony. has ben carried away. Tho
town Inns been deserted BY two-thiraa
III Tho inhabitanta Tihro. another
town on the Atori, Is also under water
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l.o.taI cara. sy Iha MIIllan..

C1NolNNAT1, Feb. s.Thc postal sup
ply agency. in this city. which Is 10
supply $500 post offices in several
states. has commenced operations In
tho basement of the custom house.
Two carloads have been received and
are now stored in that barred and
boitcd room In the basement and the
supply will be increased. II Is rro-
posed 10 keep from $3.50. 900 IA siI5a.ooO
worth Of cards on hand all the time.
The carload first received is worth s4i,-
600, having 1900, 90 cards. Another
batch Of 1000, coo cards arrived Mon
dny
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QUE FRENcHMEM L..
Eyidc &c Mt suncIent to Make Them
staad Trial


Staad Trial
PARIS, Feb. s Ex-Minister and
Deputy Rouvier, Ex-Minister and Sena-
tsr Paul Deves, senator Albert Grevy,
brother Of the late president, and Sena-
tor Leon Rcnault, have been discharged
from the accusations against them in
connection with the Panama proceed
ings, on the ground that the evidence
does not warrant putting them on trial.
The executive committee appointed
at the meeting Of Panama canal stock
holders on January Is has issued state
ment that the minister Of finance and
the official receiver have approved a
plan for continuing work on the canal
without applying for an extension Of
the concession from Colombia The
committee takes the ground that de
Lesseps' original six year concession Is
sufiicient.
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PITTsBuRGH, Feb. "a disastrous
fiood fiom the Mpnongahela and Allie
-hcny rivi.rs is apFrchended within the
.lext twenty-f9ur hours The rains for
4hirty-six hours have swollen all the
slaall streams at headwaters beyond
their banks, and the Indications are
shat there win be from twenty-five tc
twenty-eight fes't of water at this point
~ midnight Tuesday night This will
mandate file lower portions cf Pitts.
burgh, Allegheny and the South Side.
and will force all the manufactures
along the two streams 70 close down.
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JUDGE JACKSON.

kfuch tirntified over lila Appoi tmont-
Many Congratulations.
CINclNxArL Feb s Iudge Howell r.
Jackson took his accustomed scat on the
bench Of The y. i. court 81 appeals at
the opening 81 the adjourned session
Monday morning. lie will sit through
tho session md take part III the d..
cislon Of tho cases, just As he would
have dono had the appointment 20
the vacant scat on The u s.
snpreme hench not bccn rendered
70 him. Assuming that be VIII be con
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NEW York. Feb s.-The funeral Of
Mrs VIM. &. Whitney, wife Of the ex-
secretary Of the navy. was held Tues
day at st, bartholomew church. The
episcopal burial service was used The
following were the palibcarers; Gro
yer Cleveland, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
George Peabody Wetmore, Hamilton
Mex. Twombley, Z, Randolph Robin
son. George G. Haven, George II. Bend,
Edward A. Wicks, Thomas T. Cushing
and buchanan Winthrop. a more dis
tinguished gathering never attended a
raneral service in this city.
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a HEAVY GUN.
" Uses Gen. Hnrst's Reinforced Multi.
charge Cartridge.

is u
ii Uses Gen. Hnrst's Reinforced Multi
charge Cartridge.
WASHINGTON. Feb Sat the navy
yard III Washington there will be begun
this week tile construction OF the most
remarkable heavy gun yet made. An
appropriation Of $50. 600 for its construc-
ton has been made by congress, and
the government has contracted with
the inventor. Gen. II. II. Hurst, Of Cow
ington, Ky, for the purchase Of all
rights to manufacture and use the gun
in the United States. paying for II
$4,000 Gen. Joseph r. IIawley. Of
Connecticut, invented in connection
with the gun pr jsctile which out
strips all Others, md he has assigned Il
free III cost to the government
The gum Is to use what IS known as
the Hurst reinforced multicharge car
fridge, firing about three times as
much powder as Is burnt in any other
gun Of equal Dimensions The rein
forced charge hrst burns q third Of the
ps wtscr and just as the prujectilc Is
leaving the arm the remaining charge
is exploded which guarantees safety,
insures Tie minimum recoil and secures
the greatest possible velocity
II has a velocity for the projectile Of
$500 feet per second, while the govern
ment's guns give the same projectile
bit !, $50 feet per second. II pcnetrates
II inches Of steel. while the govern
ment's guns have but i6 inches Of pen
etralion. 1t will throw an immense
projec lie with accuracy from IL TO Is
most wonderful invention Of the age.
and talk freely Of it now that llrights
are owned by the government and no
individual interest is involved,
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COPENHAGEN, Feb :. Lit q reported
here that the bctrothal Of Princess
Louise Of Denmark To the czaTowitch
win be announced next summer to the
family gathering 1T Fredenzborg. The
princess Il eighteen years old and re
marlsabIy beautiful. She Is one Of thu
youngest namesalkes Of the beautiful
Queen Louise. 81 Prussia, the mother Of
Emperor William I Of GeSsnany,
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ATsa esseean.. valuabIe Find.

GAINESVILLE. Tenn. Feb s.-Jas. T..
Smith, prominent farmer Of this
county. came to GAINESVILLE Monday
morning and deposited q package con
tanning 10000 which he had found on
the roadside near Collinsviile. There
Is mystery connected with the find
which can not, atpresent, be unraveled.
At present the package Is held for the
owner to identify.
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PANS, Feb. s.--Thc executive conn
mittec appointed Ut the meeting Of
Panama canal stockholders ON January
is has issued statement that the min
lister OF finance and the ofiicia, receiver
have approved q plan for continuing
work on the canal without applying foi
an extension Of the concession from Co
loinbia. The committee takes the
ground that De Lesscrs original six.
wear concession Is sufficient
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IL. take Iiuron,s salvage.

LoxDox, Feb. s. The North German
Lloyd Co have decided 10 pay the own
ers 81 the steamer Lake Huron, which
picked up the steamship Spree at sea
and towed her into port. "a, 900 sal
wage, instead Of Gl2, 900. the amount
at irst contemplated.
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CALCUTTA. Feb. s. News has reached
here Of battle between the British
icrces and the Kachyen tribes. The
British, after desperate contest, sue
ceeded in capturing their stockade in
the Sina district The British loss
was two killed and six wounded. The
KachYen's lost twenty-four killed
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Illr rsa md "a 81 ) .racf.

BosToS. Feb. s. Messrs Chase 4
anborn, Of this city, have been AWARDED
he contract for supplying all the tes
and coffee used inside the grounds dur
ing the ofiiciai run Of The Worlds fair.
II Is the largest contract ever awarded
for high grade roasted coffee, amount,
ing, as il will. TO about roo, 900 pounds
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A Paper Company rains.

NIAGARA FALLS. n. II, Feb. s. The
Niagara Wood Paper Go. has failed
The collapse was caused BY the
Cataract hank obtaining Judgment
for nearly 100000. The sheriff has
taken possession Of the plant The La
bilities are about 500, go. The assets
will probably amount to trife over
gf0D 600
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. congressman
elect Berry, from Kentucky, was on tbs
floor Of the house Monday taking few
observations as 70 how things are done
Col Berry will be the tallestman In ths
next congress, being an inch taller thar
Cen. Curtis. the New York giant N
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BUENos ArREs Feb. s. -Three thou-
sand coionists in the province Of Santa
Fe. armed with rifks and also having
possession OF somel cannon, have risen
in revolt against the wheat tax. Al
body Of troops. with artillery. has been
sent % Santa Fc 10 quell the insurrec-
ffon
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NEw YoRK, Feb. 8. --Chancellor Nc
GIL has grapted writ Of error in the
case OF Wesley Warner, who Is under
ssentence Of death for the murder ri
Lizzie Peak at Mount Holly, N. J..
The writ stays the execution. Lizzie
Peak lived with Warmer and he killed
Her while under the influence Of liquor
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ROVE, Feb. s.-The pope had received
from Belgium, ia which country he for
merly resided in the capacity 81 papa
nuncio, large sum Of money as Peters
pence ON the occasion Of his jubilee,
King Leopold, as d personal offering,
sent large-sizcd portrait Of himself
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The r.nrayeI snnta Maria.

CADgz, FEB. The caraveI Santa
AIaria, escorted by the cruiser Isla de
Lrzon. has sailed for America. The
cruiser will proceed half way across
Inc Atlantic with the caravel The
santa Maria viii stop for few days at
the Canary islands and several weeks in
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-08

NEW YORK, Feb s-James J. HoI-
land, the colored minister who killed
his wife at Winfield ON May /, has been
rc-sentenced by Judge Brown Of Long
Island City 10 die by electricity at Sing
Sing In the week beginning March 10
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WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The commit
tee having charge 81 the inauguration
arrangements has awarded the contract
for music for the inaugural ball and
concert to the United States
Marine band. Of this city.
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IsHrEMISG. Mich. Feb 8-A strip Of
ground 80 by IS feet near the incline
shaft Of the Cleveland Iron Co s mine.
dropped rs feet early Sunday morning.
Il Is feared ave men are entombed. as
that number are missinQ.i
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rornl,rr.s APPOINTMENT Confirmed.

eoLuMBUs, b, Feb s-The appoint
snent of ex-Gov Foraker to succeed ex-
President Hayes as a member Of the
board Of trusteeslof the OHIO State uni
versity was placed before the senate
Tuesday morning and was Immediately
eCtt /; rn1ati
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WAsHIxGToN, Feb. SIN the senate
Monday senator Hill moved 10 take up
the sherman silver purchasing act
The motion wasNdefeated BY vote Of
NAYS, ~; yeas, 23.
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Alta BARGAIN--A handsome G. Clarinet
n concert pitch good as new at Joe Mess
mans.
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Ans ekaiian Treaty 81 1884
WAsuiSeroS, Feb s Preliminary ia
the conference Tuesday between the
secretary Of state and the lIawaiian nm.
ncNation commissioners conferences
we're held Monday "a the white house
between the president, Secretaries John
". Foster and Tracy and Attorney
General Miller Mr.. Foster had a
talk with the president 10 the morn
ing, and In the afternoon they wer
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I1ID you know that you can ret IS cent Floor
+. HERRING'S.
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4 chlld nnrned Is nea,I..

GAINESVILLE, Tenn. Feb. s-Mon-
day Terry Bradshaw's daughter. aged Q
years. fell into the DIRE 1t his home In
New Providence. suburb OF clnrl<s.
ville,and was burned 10 death boforc
help reached her.
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L1ILMER,s China Hall on King street, for
IN fine Chinas.
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( n Nn,t.t Sc;,,t...r.

,LINcoIN. Nebs. Fer. 50 Judge TX. -.
Alien, papusist was elected United
states senator Tuesday mofning, re
ceivAbg seventy votes. fear more thar
necessary tosh choice
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GisHfS eke'3i.f. Ind. Feb a-MrX
MARY A oN. wife Of Col q G.
Mass. Fksrsfinrn Of this dis
trisss t.e a early hour Monday
morning 81 keAit failure.
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SAN FRAxcIsco. Feb. 8.-Tho coast
defense vessel Monterey has been Of
ficiaqly accepted BY the government.
and the Union Iron works was 50 noii-
fed by Secretary Tracy Monday.
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!. 4, otiler "a iHsr.Ltr rnsiee.

colrYiUs. Oh Feb. $. Gov. McKin.
lev Tuesday m rning reappointed ex.
senator Massic "a be u trustee Of tho
Ohio State university This appoint
ment was confirmed by Tue senate II
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BRocKroS, Mass, Feb. i. Mayor
Keith has signed the law forbidding
the sale Of candy BY druggists or the
Of papers on Sunday BY news
boys
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a efcher tNlue 20 90 :. enloNet.
RRooKLrS, \. III. Feb s. The com.
mon council has ordered the removal
81 the statue 81 IIenry Ward BeecheI
rom in front 81 the city hall 70 Pros
pect park.
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MIN YoHK. Feb. s The rnrnor Is
again rsulated thai Carl Schurz has
aeet ptssl the position Of chief editorial
writer on Harper's Weekly. salary
sf0. 0On.
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Il Won want to make a present Of a handsome
/ dress or coat go to Emmert ~ Fiery, great
variety Of the latest styles and patterns at
bottom prices.
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NOR SALE.--A fine residence on Race Street.
il Nine rooms, hydr;int and cistern in yard
Reeenthy built, CLeap and on good terms. APP
ply to ! II Racey, 167im.
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q III EADQUARTERsf for Pillsbury x Best
Ill Flour VIII sell at lowest prices. Money
AN be saved by buying from me. A. J. shy
DER, Agent. 9-1-6m.
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I5oR RENT good house containing seven
Erooms and hail; two porches, large garden.
Stable and smoke house Rent 81 per month,
Apply 20 Elmer swope. i-5oSt
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ICE CREAM and Berry Sets, in both China
L and Glass, from 35 cents to $685. at ID. NJ
KILMERS, on King street.
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NOR RENT. -Two-story brick house on west
Il John street. Z rooms good garden. Now oc-
cupied by Rev j. w IIundley. Apply to NJ, l.;
Dorm iU
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IS RE you HAPPY = If not go to the
~ Great Muslin Sale. and you will 70 home
pleased to death, at G. r. HERRING'S, corner
Queen and Martin streets.
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OST Somewhere between Buxton's store
| and Court House, a gold ring with purple
set in it. James d. Gletner. i-S0St
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El0R RENT--A large threestory brick house
Il on East King street. Has rooms and Is con
venieut. Hydrant and cistern waters in yard.
Rent reasonable. Apply at this Office l-21-im
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CORN C0BS for fuel. is cents per load, at
I Swope s. Frazer's elevator. -i730-St
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IIILMER's China Hall on King street, for sub
N stantial Lamps
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tIMILES Floor oil Cioth,reguars 5 cent goods
44 for II cents yard at EUGENE -. HER
RINGS.
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INTENDING to quit the Grocery and Feed
business, / viii sell my stock and fixtures
also the building now occupy. III purchaser
does not wish the building. will rent him same
at a reasonable figure,
I2-10-lmou, w. w. HOUSEWORTH y
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fIlIIE most perfect dyeing Is done by =. CORD
NER, frst-class dyer and fnisher South
Ralefgh street, near new jail. Ladies and gen.
tiemens garments Of every description steam
cleaned, dyed and finished without ripping.
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RE you IN NEEDY. II 50, we are clos
N ing out lots OF shoes just at cost, lots Of
lnuslins at cost lots Of blankets at cost lots eof
bed ticking at cost. at q p. HERRING'S, cor.
ner Of Queen and Martin streets
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LAYING anticipated a large trade this winter
Ii on underwear we bought with that idea in
Q u mind and have double the stock we ever had
before at prices that are down even lower than
the lowest, just think Of "a good ladies vest for
25c. EMMERr Il FIEKY's
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JYMMERs'S China Hall on King street, FOR
IN beautiful Glassware,
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NyOU will find great variety 81 Handker-
i chiefs and Kid Gloves at Enmert & Fiery Is
they have loads Of pretty things for their holi.
day trade.
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DROWN has just received big lot of cahdies
ID fresh for Xmas. These candies are pure
unadulterated.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-30
UNIVERSITY NEWS.
HasebalI-..The Tarheep'-A Con
cert-3OO Students.

UNIVERSITY OF N. c., CHAPEL HILL,
Ian. 27.-President Winston's prediction
that the next catalogue of the University
would contain the names of over three
hundred students is sure of ful6llrnent.
At the beginning Of the second session of
the collegiate year, larger number than
usual of new students entered the Uuiver-
sity.
The candidates for the baseball team
have already gone into training under
the direction of Capt. Busbee. We hope
to put in the field this spring las strong
a baseball team as we had football team
last fall.
A weekly newspaper, to be called
.'The Tarheel," will be issued this spring
under the management of the atheletlc
association. The editors will be Messrs.
Baskerville. editor-in-chief Wooten, Nc
Fadgen, Busbee, Biggs and Murphy.
The second annual midwinter concert
| Of the University Glee Club will be given
| in Gerard hall on Friday night, Jan. 27.
The club promises to be as successful in
every way as was last years club. 1t
will leave on Tuesday, Jan. 81, on its
tour through Western North Carolina,
singing in hsheville on Wednesday, Feb
1, in Charlotte. Feb. 2, and in Greens
boro, Feb. 8. These members will com
pose the club: First tenors: Cook. SO
Green, '95; Wyche, 81. Second tenors
Emry, '96; Maxwell. 90; Ingle. '93; Nc
Kinne, '95, Zachary, '95. First bass
Robertson, '94; Whitlock, '93; Patterson
| '95; Kimba1l, '95. Second bass: Will
lard. '93; Bahnson, 90; Mckenzie, 90
Blair, '95.
of these concerts, for it is desired thai
the people of the State shall aid and en-
courage the University and its represen
tatiyes in every way. v T.. W.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-30
Gymnasiulrnn Notes.

In addition to the hours for exercise in
the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium, under the
direction OF Instructor Barrows pub
lished last week, on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday afternoons from 3 to 4:3O,
the gymnasium will be open to the mem
bers Of the junior department and in
struction will be given the use of dumb
bells and Indian clubs.
This evening. after the regular class
work, a game of basket ball will be
PLAYED. 1t is expected that there will be
a large attendance. There is no limit to
the number of players on side. SO that
I he game has proved very popular
W here yer it has been PLAYED.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-30
ONE OF wANNY's P. MS.
He is Not Vet onto the Col N nnbIan
Postage 9tampS.

The Charlotte Observer prints the fol-
lowing joke on a Buncombe county
postmaster:
Ten miles from Asheville is a post
office known as Gambler. Mr.. ]. S.
Henry, of this city, sends good many
letters there. and lately has been using
the Columbian stamps. Yesterday he
received u letter from his correspondent
there saying that the postmaster at
Gambler had made him pay regular let
ter postage on every letter he Mr..
stamp on it, and compelled him to state
W no it was sending letters with them
pictures on them for stamps so he
could have the man indicted.' In vain
did MIR. Henry's correspondent explain
and retnonstrate; the letters with the
Columbian stamps on them were not
Forthcoming, until. as the postmaster
said, the postage was paid.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-30
JUDGE JOHN ,n1ARrIN.
His Election as senator to bs
Contested.

TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 3O.-Thc Republi-
cans now claim that they elected
United States Senator in the joint session
of the two houseslast Wednesday. They
claim that none of the members of the
Populist house are legally sworn in; con-
sequently they had no right to vote for
Senator; that the State Senators meet
ing the Populist members of that body,
together With Republican house,
constituted a quorum of votes, or ma
jority of the quorum, and that Ady was
therefore elected Senator.
Mr.. Ady will be furnished with creden.
tials signed by Speaker Douglas of the
Republican house and by each of the Sen
ators. and will proceed to Washington
to claim the seat now occupied by Per
kins. and to which the Populists claim
| they have elected Judge John Martin.