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The herald., 1893-02-08
HAWAIIAN oomm1ss1oNERs.
They Have Another Interview with the
Secretary Of State.


They Have Another Interview with the
Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Hawaiian
annexation commissioners and DR.. Mott
Smith, Hawaiian minister, had another
dnterview this morning with Secretary
Foster at the state department. As was
the case with the two previous inter-
views, this was entirely informal, being
confined to interchange OF unofficial
views on the subject of annexipg the
! Hawaiian islands to the United States.
Nothing was said about the time when
! the commissioner shall be received by
4 President Harrison, and thus be formal
Ely recognized, and the determination of
this date will depend upon the nature OF
the advices from Honolulu which are
expected to reach San Francisco tomor-
kxow on the steamship Australia.
/! All members of the cabinet were pres
Pent today except Secretary Noble. There
ElB no change in the situation of Hawaii
Fan affairs 80 far as the cabinet is con-
!cerned. Until the president and eecre-
tary OF state conclude negotiations with
the commissioners, or decide that nego-
tiations cannot be formally entered up
on, there will be nothing for the cabinet
a. body to consider.
Thurston and Carter left on the noon
train for New York on personal bust
mess, and will return tomorrow evening.
Another conference may be held Thurs
day, but when the commissioners sep
arated from Secretary Foster today,
there was no definite engagement to
that effect.
The herald., 1893-02-08
A Made Over Gown.

A bright girl, with more of deposit
In her head than at her bankers, has
made herself fascinating fall costume
out of last years gown. The skirt Of
the gown, which was of dark wool, she
cut and fitted over to the desired shape.
1t was a dull, reddish, rough stuff, and
with little quilting of velvet doubled
together and plated she finished the
edge. Then black velvet coat, relic Of
finery, was made to do duty as little
jacket, cut shorter than the Eton model,
slashed up the back to the neck and
edged all around with finish of jet.
The top of her skirt she edged about
with double bias fold Of velvet, fitted
neatly, and less than two inches wide
when all finished, and this she hooked
over full waist of the gray green and
blue tartan wool, checked off with a
thread Of scarlet In silk,-St. Louis
Globe-D Democrat.
The herald., 1893-02-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The President About to Resume His Tr
Weekly Receptions.

Tho President About to Resume His Tri-
Weekly Receptions.
WARRINGTON, Feb. THE placards
displayed on the front door of the White
House since Marthena Harrison, the
presidents grandchild, was stricken
with scarlet fever, were removed today
and the public parlor of the house was
open to visitors. The president will
probably resume tomorrow his tri-
weekly receptions to the public.
The treasury department has reduced
its estimste Of the probable amount re-
quired for the payment of sugar boun-
ties. The original estimate was s1O,-
Doc, COO; it is now $8,0O0,000. So far
the sugar bounties on this years crop
amount to So, 500, 900 paid.
Representative Fithlan of Illinois. OF
the committee on census, has made a
minority report, protesting against the
passage OF bill providing for perma-
nent census bureau. Baker of kansas
and Lawson Of Georgia signed the re-
port with Fithian.
The militia forces of the United States.
according to the latest returns, are 112..
l96. Every state and territory, with the
exception OF Utah, has an Organized
militia force.
The herald., 1893-02-08
HIGH WATER IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Low Portions of Pittsburg aud
Allegheny Flooded.
The Conemaugh and Turtle Creek
on the Rampage.
Trouble Expected at Johnstown-Many
Towns on the Upper Allegheny
Inundated : Ice Gorges In
crease the Danger.
By the Associated Press,

oy tue Assoclateu freS9.
PIrTsBuRG, Pa, Feb. 7.-The flood
that threatened disaster in Pittsburs
and Allegheny has, it is thought, beer
checked by cold weather, and at mid
night the worst is believed to be over.
The lower parts of Allegheny and the
south side are submerged. The damage
so far as known is not large, but the
poor people who are forced to leave
their homes suffer greatly from cold.
The high water has seriously affected
the railroads, and nearly all through
trains are delayed. The famous Gone
maugh is swollen 30 it has broken over
its embankments at several places,
causing fear and CONSERVATION among
the many who reside along the stream,
Trouble is expected at Johnstown.
Turtle creek is also raging torrent.
Over 80 miles of telegraph lines on the
Franklin division of the Lake Shore road
were destroyed by last nights storm.
Two small station buildings on the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie road were carried
bodily away by the food.
Dispatches from various points
throughout the western end of the state
indicate serious condition of affairs.
At Oil City, Parkers, Warren and Free
port on the Allegheny, the flats are
submerged and the water is still rising.
Many people have been compelled to
move out of their houses and others,
with interests at stake, are remaining
up all night to watch the rise. At
Greenville, the prospects are that great
damage will be done before daylight by
the high water. At New Castle an i'm
mense ice gorge broke this morning and
the water and ice came down in body
eight feet high, completely flooding the
lower portion of the city. Several houses
were swept away and many families
were taken from their homes in boats.
The damage will amount to thousands
of dollars. At Franklin gorge broke
tonight and carried number Of county
bridges.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 7.-There is a
big flood in South Buffalo, caused by
the overflow OF creeks. The water COW
ers the lands and streets to depth of
two and three feet.
The herald., 1893-02-08
Are Scott md Dickens obsoleteq

Who reads Scott and Dickens nowi
To that question what is the true an.
swer? The implied answer of course is
that no one reads them or that their
readers are getting yearly fewer. 1t
may be said at once, and it may be said
fatty, that it is not the case. They are
not only still read by many people, but
they are read by more people today than
they ever were before. This fact is sub.
staptiated by the copies of their works
that are sold; indeed it stares us in the
face at.every railway book store.
Scott and Dickens, if measured by the
number of their readers, are growing il
popularity, not declining. Ishould cer-
tainly say that, so far as my own OBJ
servation oan inform me, no two writer's
are more universally familiar at this mo
ment than Scott and Dickens. The old
have read them; the young are reading
them, nor need any one doubt the fact
because they are not discussed like nov
elties.--W. a. Mallock in Forum.
The herald., 1893-02-08

-ury in reply to the resolution of the
house requiring him to inform that body
lWhy work on some new public build
1ngs aud work on the extension and i'm
kprovement Of occupied buildings author
1xed during the Fifty-frst congress was
SDot commenced, and why more than
f38, ,00O, 900 of the appropriation remained
Eunexpended during the past two years.
ut appears, be says, from the re-
cport Of the sup ervising architect,
that this legislation entailed euch q
Slarge quantity of new work on his Office
os to make the quantity of the work en-
ttirely disproportionate to the force en-
kployed. Congress failed to make the
increases in the force demanded by the
Office. while the facts showed that it was
absolutely necessary. The $S,000,000
SSeferred to does not remain unexpended
Aat this date, but large balance of it
remains available and its expenditure is
Temporarily prevented by conditions
IIimposed by the law entirely beyond the
Scontrol OF the department. The Sec
kxetary reviews the requirements of
'sthe law requiring plans, sites and
athe erection Of buildings, and in con-
clusion says: 81 deem it necessary to
Btate that there has not been any act
connected with the condition OF the
i treasury that in any way interfered with
Sor retarded the action taken by the de-
apartment in regard to carrying out the
provisions Of the acts of congress, and
that the earnest purpose aud effort of |
the Office of the supervising architect to
take such action with all reasonable dis
patch received every encouragement by |
the policy and direction of the depart
smenk.n
The herald., 1893-02-08
Roast Turkey without s.uninr.

There is not tho slightest doubt but the
stufing of poultry ruins the flavor and
makes a good dinner hard to digest.
Speaking Of stufing, always think of "a
question asked me at lecture, where
was trying to convert my audience to the
above fact. "Why, how DO you keep the
turkey from caving in2' They will not,
of course, leave in," as the stuffing does
not in the least hold the carcass in shape.
Truss the turkey and roast it just as
you would ordinarily, and behold the
difference in flavor. You will never stuff
poultry again. After it d in good shape
dust with pepper and put goodly guam
tity of melted butter over its breast. Run
it into a hot oven and after thirty min
utes cool down the fire. Roast without
water. simply basting with the melted
butter and the fat in the pan, for twenty
minutes to each pound of turkey. Do
not count the first half hour. Salt when
nearly done.-Table Talk.
The herald., 1893-02-08
A Famous Expression.

"There's many slip 'twixt the cup
and the lip" is very old saying, and
was first uttered to the king of Samos,
an island in the Grecian archipelago
This king, Anc@us by name, planted a
vineyard and treated the slaves who cul-
Sivated it so badly that one of them told
him he would never live to taste the
wine made from it. When the wine was
ready and a cup of it poured out for the
king he sent for the slave who had
prophesied his death, and asked him
what he thought Of his prophecy now.
The slave replied, "There's many a
slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" and just
as he had spoken the words Ancaus re-
ceived warning that wild boar had
broken into his vineyard and. was ruin
ing it. Putting down the wine untasted,
he rushed out to attack the boar and
was killed. .-Harner's yor,r Peonle.
The herald., 1893-02-08
PEouLIAR FATALITY.
Three Medical studen Die OF Cerebro
Spinal MenfnRftfa.

Three Medical Stud snts Die OF Cerebro
Spinal Meningitis.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. Fred H. White O
San Antonio, Tex, a student at the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons here
was taken suddenly i'll at a lecture
Thursday and died within "a hours. His
symptoms were SO peculiar that the doc
tors refused to sign death certificate
until ordered to do so by the health de-
partment, when they gave scarlet fever
as the cause.
Friday, George Hernden of Kentucky
was seized with similar symptoms to
those of White and died this morning.
Saturday David Brown was taken i'll
OF apparently the same disease, and died
this afternoon.
In all three cases the attending ply
sicians were unable to determine the ex-
act cause OF death and referred the mat
ter to the health department. The doc
tors report calls attention to the suspi
cious nature of the cases and says:
The cases toward their termination
manifested symptoms of a character
that cause grave doubt as to the possi-
billty of the existence of cerebral typhus,
as differentiated from suspected cerebro-
spinal meningitis"
The doctors insist upon an official in
vestigation for the purpose OF determin-
ing gthe exact etiology, 30 vital is the
point. Mr.. Graves says; "Student
Whites case was not malignant scarlet
fever, it was typhus."
Among the students the sickness has
caused wide spread CONSERVATION.
After Whites death the college was
closed and the men began leaving for
home. The students express the belief
that the disease, whatever it be, was
caught by the men in the dissecting
room.
LATER.-The autopsy held on the
body of Herndon was finished late to-
night and the doctors came to the con-
clusion that death resulted from cere-
bro'spinal meningitis. The doctors
then signed the certificate and the mat
ter was laid at rest.
The herald., 1893-02-08
CURTIS MEMORIAL. HALL.

zen he was. He took especial interest i,
educational matterD, and though little
was said about it while he lived il now
appears that in proportion to his means
he was very liberal. His name, there,
fore, is now honored by his neighbors bv
being bestowed OH various institutions
and Curtis Memorial hall is to be
erected.
A public school in West New Brighton
is known as the Curtis school. The
Staten Island academy, founded in 1884.
was another object Of interest to Mr..
Curtis, and as it has outgrown it's present
and original quarters at Stapleton a
new building is to be erected, and the
memorial hall will be in connection with
this. The building is to be at New
Brighton, the central point rIthe east
and north shores Of the island, and is to
be fashioned after the Tudor style, this
schoolrooms occupying the central OF
main portion, which is to be fiapked bv
projecting wings.
The west wing constitutes O large ".
ceum hall, and this is to be the Curtis
Memorial hall. 1t opens into the main
schoolroom by doors which can be closed
to exclude all noise when the hall is
needed for other purposes, and has also
two outside entrances. The plans indi.
cate that it will be very complete af-
fair, containing stage, dressing and recep-
tion rooms and large seating capacity.
including a balcony on three sides. In the
basement will be gymnasium and rec
reation room for the boys, with cloak
and toilet rooms.
The opposite wing is to be used for the
Arthur Winter Memorial library, which
was founded in 1885 by Mr.. William
Winter, the poet and scholar, and his
wife in memory of their son Arthur.
Mr. Winter is president of the board OF
trustees of the academy, and was the
close associate and personal friend for
many years of Mr.. Curtis, which makes
this conjunction especially appropriate.
Tins the entire structure will in time
comprise memorial to Mr.. Winter as
well as to Mr. Curtis and an academy in
which both We're intoree4a1
The herald., 1893-02-08
MRS. wHITNEY's FUNERAL.

President-Elect Cleveland Was One of
the Pall-Bearers.
New York, Feb. THE funeral Of
Mrs. William G. Whitney, wife of the
ex-secretary of the navy, was held this
morning at st. Bartholomew's church.
The audience room was fragrant with
flowers and filled with promi-
nent people. Among the pail
bearers were President, nt,elect Grover
Cleveland and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The services of the Episcopal church
were conducted by the rector and then
the body was removed to Woodlawn
cemetery and buried in grave covered
with white lilacs and roses.
The herald., 1893-02-08
KANSAS FANATICS.
Many Families Broken Up by y New
Religious Craze.

Many Families Broken Up by y New
Religious Craze.
COLUMBUS, Kas., Feb. 7.-The people
OF this section are greatly excited over
the spread of new religious idea, of
which John and David Deems of this
place are the chief expounders, the basis
being the government of personal
conduct according to the teaching
of the New Testament, literally in
terpreted. Many have adopted
the new religion, and several people
have left their families to follow the
Deems. They claim to have performed
miraculous cures, etc. Families have
been disrupted until the authorities,
backed by the sentiment Of the ortho.
dox people, determined to break up the
sect. Two of the most fervent converts
have been adjudged insane by the pro-
bate court and sent to an asylum. Eff
forts will be made in few days to have
also.
The herald., 1893-02-08
A PATRON OF CHESS.

Grover Cleveland VIII Dedicate Gold
Championship Medal.
New YORK, Feb. 7.-Grover Cleveland
informed well-known chess journalist
that he would dedicate gold medal for
the winner of an international chess
masters tournament to be played in the
months of May and June. DR.. Mentz of
the Manhattan Chess club has under
taken to arrange for the event and will
tomorrow begin the preparation of o
programme. An attempt was made in
Chicago to have similar tournament
under the auspices of the Columbian
exposition but was unsuccessful.
The herald., 1893-02-08
PLUCKY Es.

They etaid in jail Eight Months to
Please the Taxpayers.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Feb. 7.-The case
OF the county judges who are impris-
oned here for contempt of the United
States Court for refusing to issue a
special tax levy to pay $3.50, 900 bonds,
voted 80 years ago to railroad that was
never built, were released today. A
special election was held to determine
whether the Indebtedness should be
per cent. The proposition carried and
the judges promised to issue the levy.
Judge Phillips today formally approved
the compromise and released the
judges. Every county Judge since the
time the bonds were declared valid has
served term for contempt in refusing
to take the necessary legal steps to dis
charge the debt. The present judges
were in Jail eight months.
The herald., 1893-02-08
MITCHELL STARTS FOR AMERICA
The British BlOviator Coming
to Fight Corbett.
He Has a Millionaire to Back Hin
for Any Amount.
Con kfordan Undertakes to Fight Three
Men In One Week-Biily MUIR
ply Wasn't Killed
by Griffin.
By the Associated prass

By the Assoc lated Press.
New YORK, Feb. 7.-The following
cablegram was received here today
from London: Charlie Mitchell with
Millionaire Arlington and L. P. Alley,
his secretary. started from Easton sta
tion en- route for Liverpool today. Tre-
mendous crowds were present and so
special constables had to be engaged to
keep back the enthusiastic gathering
who cheered Mitchell and his squire
Justify as the train started from the
depot. Mitchell will leave Liverpool
with Arlington on the Majestic tomor-
row. Arlington will back Mitchell for
any amount to fight Jim Corbett for the
championship of the world.
The herald., 1893-02-08
SILVER PURCHASE REPEAL.
Advocates Of the Measure Adopt Plan
Of Action.

Advocates OF the Measure Adopt a Plan
Of Action.
WARRINGTON, Feb. THE advocates
IN the house Of the repeal Of the Sher-
man law held conference this after
noon. Aresolution Was .adoptad deciar-
ing that it had been discovered that q
majority of the house favor the repeal of
the Sherman bullion purchase act; that
IT had been decided to abandon the at
tempt to get majority OF the Democrats
to sign cloture petition, and make
fight on the floor Of the house, where all
the friends Of honest money, whether
Democrats or Republicans, might join
in the attempt to secure the repeal of the
law.
Culberson of Texas introduced in the
house today bill, previously made
public, repeating the Sherman silver
purchase act and substituting the old
Bland act, and providing for the coinage
OF the bullion accumulated under the
Sherman act.
The herald., 1893-02-08
FATAL FLAMES.
Four Lives Lost by the Burning of q
Negro Cabin.

-Four Lives Lost by the Burning OF q
Negro Cabin.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Feb. -Four lives
were lost tonight in fire in the ne gro
quarter. The fire department was called
to 1910 West Eighth street at 12:45 a.
NJ, and found q small cabin on fire.
The cabin was occupied by Stephen B.
James and family. When the firemen
arrived there Stephen James was just
making his escape. He was badly
burned. He became unconscious soon
after getting out OF the house. The fire.
men rushed in and dragged out Mrs.
James, who was fatally burned and died
shortly afterward. The charred bodies
of Emma and Arthur James, aged re-
spectively and 10 years, and George
Mitchell, a nephew of James, were after
ward found in the ruins.
The herald., 1893-02-08
WHOLE TRAIN BURNED.

Another Serious Disaster on the Big
-Four Road.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. THE Big Four
eastbound passenger train which left
here at z AS last night was wrecked and
totally destroyed mile east OF Pana at
an easly hour thia nAer.i-s. Dh. -p-A~i-
was caused by broken rail. Fire then
destroyed the whole train, including two
eleepers, the engine only being saved.
The baggageman was killed, six passen-
gers seriously injured, and dezen more
slightly hurt. No names nor further
particulars can be obtained tonight.
The herald., 1893-02-08
HOMESTEAD TROUBLES.

Reports Made to Congress Draw the
Same Conclusions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Gates' report
on the Homestead troubles is accom-
panied in its presentation to the house
by minority reports expressing the same
general conclusions in different way.
The hope is expressed that the thought
OF the age will devise some means to se-
cure an equitable division of profits be-
tween employees and employers. In
conclusion the opinion is expressed that
the evils disclosed by the investigation
are entirely beyond the reach of federal
power and remedies; If any can be de-
vised they must originate with the state
governments.
The herald., 1893-02-08
A Trt. for west Seventh Street.

The West Side Citizens association
have held several meetings of late for
the purpose of selecting a uniform shade
tree for Seventh street, west OF Pearl.
After careful inspection OF a large
number of ornamental trees they de-
cided in favor OF the eucalyptus cor
onocalyx or sugar gum. 1t grove into
permanently symmetrical and hand
some tree and does not throw up the
sidewalk with lateral roots. The asHo-
citation will furnish the trees, plant and
care for them one year at an expense to
each property owner of about 2 cents
per lineal foot. Another meeting of the
association will be held next Tuesday
evening at 237 West First Street. A
full attendance is requested.
The herald., 1893-02-08
More Mexican Bsndits Captured.

GALVESTON, Feb. IA special from
Rio Grande City to the News says ::
Capt. Santos Cadena, a prominent
member of Garza'H band, and Apolino
surrendered yesterday to Lieutenant
Slocum and United States Deputy Mar
shall O'Donnell and were brought to town
today and put under bonds to appear at
San Antonio. Capt. Estavedo Bena-
vides and Severiano Moreno of his COM
pany were captured by Lieutenant West
and Deputy Marshal James Arnold last
night, and are now in custody here
awasting examination. All these par
ties were in the San Ignacio fight and
the last two skirmishes near Roma.
The herald., 1893-02-08
How to Save Doctor Bills.

ICHicngo UhlIy CHIumeII
Many doctors bill has been saved
by the use of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. The name is household
word in many parts Of the country.
Chamberlain's medicines have an ex.
tensive sale in the worlds fair city and
many people testify to the merits of
their different remedies. For sale by
9. F. Heinzeman, 222 North Main street,
druggist.
The herald., 1893-02-08
A Kick from Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 7.-The board of
trade by resolution protests against
the utterances of Senator Teller in
threatening to block legislation in case
the Sherman silver bill is repealed. The
resolution says: "It is public outrage
that IA senators, or any one of them,
from Colorado, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and
Nevada, representing total population
Of but little more than twice that of
Baltimore city, or one-fifth that Of New
York state. should thus imperil the
commercial interests Of the whole
country"
The herald., 1893-02-08
Noble,s Demurrar oxerrnled.

New YORK, Feb. Judge Wallace
overruled the demurrer interposed by
Secretary OF the Interior Noble, in cult
for libel brought by w. R. Lapham, a
government contractor. Secretary Noble
sent out circular stating that bidders
for supplying envelopes and stationery
would not find it to their advantage to
do business through Lapham.
The herald., 1893-02-08
DOWN ON LYNCHINa.
Governor Hogg Wants to Put Stop
such PrOceedfnga.

Governor Hogg Wants to Put a Stop to
such Proceedings.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. I'm view of the
torture of the negro Smith at Paris a
few days ago, Governor Hogg today sent
a message to the legislature suggesting
a law to put stop to such work in the
future. He suggests that where persons
are taken by a mob and lynched, the
county in which it occurs shall be liable
for heavy damages to the heirs of the
lynched person; also holding the county
responsible for damages in case Of
lynching before the lynched party is
arrested, unless the lynchers are indict-
ad within s>ac;Gad tiraa alao ,,a a r. inn
persons and corporations aiding OF
abetting lynchings responsible for dam
ages.